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Baby P’s mom is RECALLED to jail after simply two years

The mother of Baby P, the youngster tortured to death in 2007 in a case that horrified the nation, has been recalled to prison after breaching her licence conditions – all while documenting her new life on a WeightWatchers forum.

Tracey Connelly, 42, was given a life sentence with a minimum of five years in 2009 after covering up her son’s barbaric injuries and letting him die in her care at home in Tottenham, north London on August 3 2007. 

MailOnline can exclusively reveal Connelly has been recalled to prison for a second time for a breach of her licence conditions after dying her hair black and trying to slim down in order to avoid being recognised.

The twisted mother was recalled to prison in 2015 after selling nude photos online – and is now on her way back to jail just over two years after last being released.

 

As she is serving a life sentence, it will be a matter for the Parole Board to decide if she is ever released again.

Tracey Connelly has been recalled to prison for an unspecified breach of her licence conditions after being sentenced to life for torturing her son to death, MailOnline understands

Tracey Connelly has been recalled to prison for an unspecified breach of her licence conditions after being sentenced to life for torturing her son to death, MailOnline understands

Known publicly as Baby P, Peter had suffered more than 50 injuries despite being on the at-risk register

Known publicly as Baby P, Peter had suffered more than 50 injuries despite being on the at-risk register

Connelly had been charting her weight loss progress on a WeightWatchers forum, praised by others who had no idea about her dark and twisted past

Connelly had been charting her weight loss progress on a WeightWatchers forum, praised by others who had no idea about her dark and twisted past

Well-wishers took to the app to wish Connelly a happy birthday - only for one of them to uncover her true identity and share it with the others

Well-wishers took to the app to wish Connelly a happy birthday – only for one of them to uncover her true identity and share it with the others

Tracey Connelly, now 42, was taken from HM Prison Low Newton in County Durham to start a secret new life in a bail hostel in 2022

Tracey Connelly, now 42, was taken from HM Prison Low Newton in County Durham to start a secret new life in a bail hostel in 2022

A HM Prison and Probation Service spokesperson told MailOnline: ‘Offenders released on licence are subject to strict conditions and we do not hesitate to recall them to prison if they break the rules.’ 

Connelly was sentenced to life after covering up the injuries inflicted upon her son, whose real name was Peter, having pleaded guilty to causing or allowing the death of a child.

Connelly’s lover Steven Barker was jailed in 2009 for a minimum of 12 years for torturing the 17-month-old to death while his brother, Jason Owen, received a six year jail sentence for allowing the toddler to die.

The tragic toddler’s mother was released in 2013 but was recalled to prison two years later after cashing in on her notoriety with twisted male fans by selling naked photos of herself online. 

Connelly was put back behind bars for breaching the conditions of her parole that forbade her from ‘developing intimate personal relationships’ on the internet.

She was released again in July 2022, moved from HM Prison Low Newton in County Durham to a bail hostel in a secret location to begin her life anew.

The then-justice secretary Dominic Raab had sought to prevent her from being released but months later MailOnline pictured Connelly walking down the street, enjoying her freedom, hiding behind a face mask.

Connelly, who covered up the abuse of her son, was jailed indefinitely in 2009 for a minimum of five years after admitting causing or allowing his death

Connelly, who covered up the abuse of her son, was jailed indefinitely in 2009 for a minimum of five years after admitting causing or allowing his death

Steven Barker
Jason Owen

Connelly’s lover Steven Barker (left) was jailed in 2009 for a minimum of 12 years for torturing the 17-month-old to death while his brother, Jason Owen (right), received a six-year jail sentence for allowing the toddler to die

An onlooker told us at the time: ‘What she did is despicable. There are no words for that.

‘There’s no way that she should be out and about living life as normal after what she did. I believe in rehabilitation for offenders but not for what she did.’

By then, her weight had ballooned to 20 stone, prompting her own mother to comment to The Sun: ‘Look at her — look at the state of her. She’s got so fat. She looks disgusting.

‘She is wearing the mask because she doesn’t want anyone to recognise her. It makes me feel sick looking at these photos. I don’t know how she can live her life like normal.’

She is later reported to have befriended child killer Helen Cauldwell, who throttled her own daughter to death with a Piglet toy, at the halfway house in the north of England.

The killing of Baby shocked Britain, not just because of the suffering the tot endured as his mother stood by, but because of the opportunities missed to save him.

Peter had suffered more than 50 injuries despite being on the at-risk register and receiving 60 visits from social workers, police officers and health professionals over eight months.

Baby P: A timeline of the tragedy that shocked Britain 

March 1, 2006: Peter Connelly (Baby P) is born

August 3, 2007: 17-month-old Baby P is found dead in cot

November 11, 2008: Peter’s mother, Tracey Connelly, boyfriend Steven Barker and brother Jason Owen are convicted of causing his death

November 13, 2008: Ed Balls orders an inquiry into the role of the council, health authority and police

December 1, 2008: An independent review declares Haringey’s child protection services ‘inadequate’

December 8, 2008: Haringey Children’s Services boss Sharon Shoesmith is sacked with immediate effect

May 22, 2009: Connelly is jailed indefinitely, Barker gets a life term and Owen is given an indeterminate sentence for public protection

October 7, 2009: Shoesmith launches a High Court case against Balls to seek compensation for her dismissal

September 15, 2010: Shoesmith tells MPs she is sorry about what happened but refuses to accept any blame, saying she had no involvement in the care of Baby P

May 27, 2011: The Court of Appeal rules in favour of Shoesmith, saying her dismissal was ‘tainted by unfairness’

October 8, 2013: Connelly is recommended for release by the Parole Board

February 14, 2015: Connelly is back behind bars after sending nude pictures to male fans

December 29, 2015: The Parole Board rejects Connelly’s first bid for freedom

November 28, 2017: The Parole Board rejects Connelly’s second bid for freedom 

January 6, 2019: The Parole Board rejects Connelly’s third bid for freedom

March 30, 2022: Connelly is recommended for release by the Parole Board 

July 2022: Connelly is released and sent to a bail hostel